WELCOME TO AAGC!
The mission of the Alabama Association for Gifted Children is to provide advocacy leadership, and support to assist educators, parents, and community partners in meeting the educational and affective needs of gifted children and youth in Alabama.
Save the Date for AAGC Conference 2025!
Located in the heart of downtown Mobile, AL, this beautiful venue offers a stunning setting, top-tier amenities, and the perfect atmosphere for learning, networking, and collaboration. Mark your calendars and book the hotel group rate for our conference 2025 HERE. To receive the special hotel group rate, you must book your room by September 16, 2025. Reservations made after this date will be subject to standard hotel pricing and availability.
Conference Registration is Now Open!
Don't miss out! Register now for the AAGC Conference to collaborate with educators, explore innovative strategies, discover new resources, and gain valuable insights to support gifted learners!
We can't wait to see you there!
Announcing Our Keynote Speakers for the AAGC Conference
October 8, 2025
Dr. Tarek Grantham
Engaging the Equity Work for Underserved Advanced Learners to Close Excellence Gaps: Determination Beyond Distortions and Distractions
Biography
Dr. Grantham is a Professor whose research focuses on equity for under-represented students in advanced programs, recruitment and retention, creativity policy, mentoring, gifted Black males, multicultural education, motivation, and parent engagement. Dr. Grantham co-edited Gifted and Advanced Black Students in School: An Anthology of Critical Works (2011), and Young Triumphant and Black: Overcoming the Tyranny of Segregated Minds in Desegregated School (2013). He has provided leadership through the National Association for Gifted Children (e.g., Special Populations Network, Javits/Frasier Teacher Scholar Program), the Council for Exceptional Children (e.g., the Association for the Gifted Div.), and the AERA (e.g., Res. on Giftedness, Creativity and Talent SIG). Dr. Grantham served as Program Coordinator for the GCE on-campus and online graduate degree programs. He is the husband of a wonderful woman, Dr. Kimberly Dillon Grantham, and the proud father of Kurali, Copeland, and Jovi Grantham.
October 9, 2025
Stephanie Higgs - Little Miss Gifted
Coloring Outside the Lines: The Magic is in the Mess!
Biography
Stephanie Higgs, @littlemissgifted on Instagram, is an award-winning, Nashville-living gifted educator and differentiation coach. Stephanie is a quick thinking, fast talking, passionate international presenter, featuring sessions with immediate, easily implemented, FUN takeaways that will leave you racing back to your classroom! With a decade of previous experience teaching Pre K, 2nd grade, and 4th grade, Stephanie is your #1 hype girl, here to love and serve YOU. You’ll leave her session energized, equipped, and empowered to work smarter, not harder, as she buys back time for not only your learners, but for YOU! She shares daily, bite-sized ideas and takeaways for teachers on Instagram, most of which are FREE! Be sure to follow her there to connect and continue the conversation! Learn more about all she has to offer by visiting stephaniehiggs.net!
To check out our conference draft agenda click HERE.
The Alabama Association for Gifted Children (AAGC) is excited to announce the
Call for Proposals for our 2025 Annual Conference!
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For Additional Call for Proposals Information click HERE.
For Information on Awards of Excellence click HERE.
For Information on Student Contests click HERE.
Checkout our grant and award winners from our 2024 conference!
Thank you to our sponsors!
App Sponsor
Keynote Sponsors
PARENT NIGHT SPONSOR
CREATIVITY NIGHT SPONSOR
Gifted advocacy takes a year-round effort. We made great strides this last legislative year but we are far from the much needed funds to make full-funding a reality. Share what is happening in your classroom on all your social media outlets. Reach out to your elected officials. Until gifted education is fully funded, we will continue striving for that goal! Go here, to find out what you can do!
AAGC is pleased to announce two monthly podcasts. Have you listened yet?
https://anchor.fm/aagcgiftedchat/ AAGC Gifted Chat Podcast is a 15-20 minute conversation with leaders in the field of gifted discussing topics important to them. Then after you listen to the podcast, join the conversation on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/AAGCGiftedChat. Each Gifted Chat episode will have a separate post on FB with questions to continue the conversation and share ideas and resources.
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Think Like a....where we will explore different professions to see what it takes to be successful. We hope you will join us each month to listen to a conversation with a professional in a career. We will learn what skills are required to be successful and education requirements, and what you really do in this career. |
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Thank you to our Sponsors! Tier 1 Sponsors
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